BLOOMINGDALE — Carpentry students at Jefferson County Joint Vocational School are building skills from the ground up after taking part in a professional floor-covering training program. Instructor Dave Lucas said about a dozen students participated in the program in April, taking part in ...
Contributed photos The Steubenville Kiwanis Club held its 14th-annual trivia team competition April 11 in the commons area of Steubenville High School. According to club officials, 14 hard-working and knowledge-filled teams participated, with sue Busler of Maryville, Ill., once again serving as master of ceremonies for this memory-testing event. Hunkler's Heroes was the top finisher this year. The FOPhds finished second, with Weir High School finishing third. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Kiwanis Club and allow it to continue to help in the community.
BRILLIANT — After months of work, students in the gifted program at Buckeye Local Junior High School shared the results of their efforts Monday during a public screening of a documentary tracing the history and evolution of the Buckeye Local School District. The 15-minute film, titled ...
BELLAIRE – In 1991 — now 35 years ago — movie makers set out to make a psychological thriller involving murder and cannibalism in what was then the city of Bellaire. Today, Bellaire is a village, and "The Silence of the Lambs" went on to win five major Oscars and become the premier film ...
Chris Rowan is a prop stylist and set decorator by trade – one of those folks who makes sure the environment actors move around in on the set of a film or television production is just right, and that props don’t migrate from one spot to another and mess up a scene’s continuity. So, ...
Scouting has always been a big part of my life, and the lives of so many in our area. The organization teaches important life skills in addition to fostering a love for the outdoors. As one can imagine, many changes have been made to scouting over the years since its founding in 1910, especially with programs, merit badges and campsites. On April 30, officials with our local Scout Council, now the Mountaineer Area Council, voted to sell the Fort Steuben Scout Reservation in Harrison County. While the decision, I am sure, was not taken lightly, those of us with a history of scouting ...
